By: Deanna and Breanna Properties of Cinnamic acid

Formula: C6H5CHCHCOOH
Name: 3-phenyl-2-propenoic acid or 3-phenylacrylic acid
Classification: Carbocyclic carboxylic acid
Cinnamic acid structure
Cinnamic acid structure


Molar mass: 148.17 g/mol
Melting Point: 133ºC
Boiling Point: 300ºC
Density: 1.2475 g/cm3
Appearance: monoclinic crystals
Physical State: white crystalline powder
Stability: Stable under normal conditions


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About Cinnamic Acid-

Cinnamic acid is obtained from oil of cinnamon or fro balsams in Peru. An example is storax. Cinnamic Acid is found in Shea butter and it is made synthetically. The odor of this compound is honey or floral. This is also an odorless and non hazardous compound. It was first used by feeding Cinnamic Acid to people and dogs, while islation hippuric acid in the urine. This research was bases of the newly created synthetic pharmaceutical industry. It is an unsaturated carboxylic acid. Cinnamic acid is made of mostly strong hydrogen bonding between the carboxyl group.The crystals of Cinnamic Acid have a layered structure and a frequent parallel arrengement in the phenyl groups. The most common hydrogen bonds are usally within a layer.
Cinnamic acid at physical state
Cinnamic acid at physical state


Cinnamic Acid Uses-

It is used in flavors, synthetic indigo, and some pharmaceuticals. Cinnamic Acid is also used to converting to esters, such as methyl, ethyl, and benzyl cinnamate, for uses in perfume and flavor applications. It is also used in sunscreens to protect against UVA and UVB Rays.



Percent Composition by Mass:
Percent composition of Carbon= 72.96%
Percent composition of Hydrogen= 5.44%
Percent composition of Oxygen= 21.60%

Percent Composition by Number:
Percent composition of Carbon= 47.36%
Percent composition of Hydrogen= 42.14%
Percent composition of Oxygen= 10.53%



Resources:


About Cinnamic Acid
http://msds.chem.ox.ac.uk/CI/cinnamic_acid.html

Properties of Cinnamic Acid & Cinnamic Acid Uses
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnamic_acid

Properties of Cinnamic Acid
http://chemicalland21.com/lifescience/phar/CINNAMIC%20ACID.htm

3D Model
http://www.hmdb.ca/scripts/webmol.cgi?PDBJ=HMDB00567

About Cinnamic Acid
http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Cinnamic_acid

About Cinnamic Acid & Cinnamic Acid Uses
http://www.olympusmicro.com/micd/galleries/polarized/cinnamicacid.html

About Cinnamic Acid
http://www.bio-computing.org/showabstract.php?pmid=10927359&redirect=yes&terms=bonding+of+cinnamic+acid

About Cinnamic Acid
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/118105/cinnamic-acid


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